Back to God
Every day people are straying away from church and going back to God. – Lenny Bruce
Every day people are straying away from church and going back to God. – Lenny Bruce
If you want to draw near to God, seek him in the hearts of those around you. Speak well of all, present or absent. If you would be a light for others, be like the sun: show the same face to all. To bring joy to a single heart is better than building countless shrines…
It does not appear or disappear. It is not born and does not die. It is neither constructed nor raised up, Neither made nor produced. It is neither sitting nor lying, Neither walking nor standing still, Neither moving nor turning over, Neither at rest nor idle. It does not advance or retreat, Knows not safety…
Lord, where shall I find you? Your place is lofty and secret. And where shall I not find you? The whole earth is full of your glory! You are found in our innermost heart, yet you fixed earth’s boundaries. You are a strong tower for those who are near and the trust of those who…
The soul is created in a place between Time and Eternity: with its highest powers it touches Eternity, with its lower Time. – Meister Eckhart
Better indeed is knowledge than mechanical practice. Better than knowledge is meditation. But better still is surrender in love, Because there follows immediate peace. – From the Bhagavad Gita
The human body is finite; the spirit is boundless. Before you begin to pray, cast aside what limits you and enter into the world of the Infinite. Turn to God alone and have no thought of self at all. Nothing but God will exist for you when self has ceased to be. – Dov Baer…
When the mystic’s spiritual eye is opened, his physical eye is closed; he sees nothing but God. – Abu Sulayman Ad-Darani